VRC Carbine Club Stakes
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The VRC Carbine Club Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club
Group 3
Australia
n Thoroughbred
horse race for three year olds, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1600 metres. It is held annually at Flemington Racecourse
in Melbourne
in October/November. Total prize money for the race is A$253,000.
Victoria Racing Club
The Victoria Racing Club was founded in 1864. It was formed following the disbanding of the Victoria Turf Club and the Victoria Jockey Club. A legacy passed from the Victoria Turf Club was the annual “race that stops a nation”, the Melbourne Cup, which was first contested in 1861.From its...
Group 3
Group races
Group races are the highest standard of Thoroughbred horseraces in Australia. The Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board which races shall be designated as Group races...
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horse race for three year olds, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1600 metres. It is held annually at Flemington Racecourse
Flemington Racecourse
Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is Australia's richest horse race. The racecourse is situated on low alluvial flats, next to the Maribyrnong River...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
in October/November. Total prize money for the race is A$253,000.
The winners
- 2011 Galah
- 2010 Mr Chard
- 2009 Kidnapped
- 2008 Dr Doutes
- 2007 Zacroona
- 2006 Permaiscuous
- 2005 Testifiable
- 2004 Al Maher
- 2003 Sir Dex
- 2002 Delago Brom
- 2001 All Courage
- 2000 Inspire
- 1999 Over
- 1998 Toy Carousel
- 1997 Antiquity
- 1996 Kailey Choice
- 1995 SaintlySaintlySaintly was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who was named Australia's champion racehorse in 1997. A giant chestnut gelding by Sky Chase out of All Grace , he was bred by his trainer, Bart Cummings, who owned him in partnership with a Malaysian businessman, Dato Tan Chin Nam.Saintly gained...
- 1994 Perfect Harmony
- 1993 Voting
- 1992 Baskerville
- 1991 Rapan Boy
- 1990 Pre Record